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0. M. HERBERG. PHOTOGRAPH CABINET.

No. 445,639. Patented Feb. 3, 1891.

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0. M. HER'BERG, PHOTOGRAPH OABINETi Patented Feb. 3, 1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OLAF M. HERBERG, OF HENDRUM, MINNESOTA.

PHOTOGRAPH-CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 445,639, dated February3, 1891. Application filed June '7, 1890. Serial No. 354,585. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, OLAF M. HERBERG, a citizen of the United States,residing at I-Iendrum, in the county of Norman and State of Minnesota,have invented a new and useful Photograph-Cabinet, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention has relation to picture-exhibitors, and among the objectsin View are to provide a neat and tasty cabinet adapted to receive aseries of picture-carrying frames and to provide said cabinet withmechanism for successively exhibiting each picture.

With the above general objects in view the invention consists in certainfeatures of construction hereinafter specified, and particularly pointedout in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of apicture-exhibiting cabinet constructed in accordance with my invention.Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, the upper lid and side coveringsections being removed and showing a photograph in place by dottedlines. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section showing severalphotographs in place by section-lines. Fig. 4 isa perspective in detailof one of the photograph racks or frames; Fig. 5, a longitudinal sectionthrough one of p the end bars of the racks, and Fig. 6 a detail inperspective of the operating-bail.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of thedrawings.

In practicing my invention Iprovide arectangular or square frame orcasing 1, the opposite ends of which are connected by a pair of oppositelongitudinally disposed partitions 2, located near the sides of saidcasing and combining with said sides to form opposite pockets 0rcompartments 3. The space be tween the partitions 2 is equallysubdivided by a transverse partition 4, the opposite ends of which arelet into said partitions 2. The pockets or compartments 3 are covered attheir opposite sides by longitudinal coveringstrips 5, and the centralspace formed by the divisional partition 4 is covered at its oppositeside by opposite-hinged covers 6, provided with sight-openin gs 7, eachcovered by a glass and arranged in line with the sub-compartments ateach side of the partition 4. The covers 6 are temporarily locked inposition by means of a hinged clasp S.

In each of the compartments 3 there is mounted for reciprocation a block9, in the corresponding ends of which are let and secured the oppositeterminals of a U -shaped operating-bail 10, said terminals beingextended through openings 11, formed in one of the end walls of thecabinet, and the bail, outside of the end wall, is bent to form a loopor ring 12, by which said bail may be reciprocated, the loopaccommodating the hand or finger of the operator.

The longitudinal partitions 2 are of a width slightly less than that ofthe side and end pieces of the frame of the cabinet, and therefore atthe upper and lower edges of the partitions 2 there occur longitudinalslots 13. The transverse partition 4 is of a width less than thepartitions 2, and at the upper and lower edges of the same there occurtransverse slots 14.

Pivoted, as at 15, upon the upper and lower sides of each of the blocks9 are latches 16, provided at their inner sides and at their freeextremities with shoulders 17 and beyond said shoulders with outwardlyand downwardly bent L-shaped arms or lugs 18, which take over stops 19,formed at the ends of the blocks and serve to limit the inward movementof the latches as caused by wire springs secured to the ends of saidblocks. The latches located upon the upper sides of the two blocks aredisposed in a direction common to both, while those upon the under sideare disposed oppositely and in a common direction.

21 designates the picture-receiving frame, of which there are a seriessufficient to fill each of the sub-compartments even with the upper edgeof the partition 4, and one of said compartments is provided with anextra frame. Each of these frames comprises end bars 22, the undercorners at one side of the same being undercut or beveled, and the upperedges of the opposite corners being beveled, as indicated at 23. It willthus be seen that the corners of the end bars are oppositely beveled atdiagonally-opposite points. The inner edges of the bars arelongitudinally grooved, as at 24, and the two grooves combine to receivethe opposite edges of a picture. The two transverse bars are of a widthand length adapting them to fit loosely within the main compartments,and the outer edges of each is cut away near its ends, forming shoulders25 near each end thereof. The two bars of each frame are connected byopposite pairs of connecting-rods 26, spaced a slight distance apart,which space registers with the groove 24. The frames having been placedin position in the sub-compartments,

in order to operate the exhibitor it is simply necessary to reciprocatethe operating-bail, which as it is withdrawn engages through the mediumof the upper latches the outer shoulders 25 of the left-handsub-compartment. This brings the upper frame from the left-handcompartment to the right-hand compartment, the beveled edges of theframe being upon the under side thereof and facilitating said frameriding over the inner edge of the upper frame of the righthandcompartment and the upper edge of the partition 4. This brings a newpicture to view, and subsequent to the operation just described the bailis reciprocated inwardly, and by its lower pair of latches the lowestframe in the righthand sub-compartment is engaged, and said frame isforced under the pile of frames in the left-hand sub-compartment, and inthis manner the frames are carried from one compartment to the other andeach succes-' sively brought to view.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. In apicture-exhibitor, the casing provided with opposite longitudinalcompartments and an intermediate subdivided compartment, and a series ofpicture-carrying frames mounted in each of said compartments, of blocksmounted for reciprocation in the longitudinal compartments,oppositelydisposed spring-pressed latches seeu red to the tops andbottoms of the blocks, and a bail having its terminals connected to theblocks and extending outside of the casing,substantially' as, specified.

2. In a picture-exhibitor, the combination, with a rectangular casehaving partitions 1011- gitudinally disposed, forming opposite sidecompartments, and of a width narrower than the casing, and a centraltransverse partition subdividing the space between the said partitions,of the opposite blocks mounted for reciprocation in thelongitudinalcompartments, said blocks being provided at their ends withstops, pivoted latches having shoulders upon their inner sides andoppositely disposed, and further provided at their free ends with L-shaped arms taking in rear of the stops, springs for pressing thelatches inwardly, a U-shaped bail having its terminals passed throughopenings in the end of the casing and connected with the blocks andprovided with a hand or finger hold, and the opposite series of framesadapted to receive pictures, each of said frames being provided at itsends with opposite shoulders adapted to be engaged by the latches and atits diagonally-opposite corners beveled or cut-away portions,substantially as specified.

3. In a picture-exhibitor, the combination, with a rectangular casehaving partitions longitudinally disposed, forming opposite sidecompartments, of the opposite blocks mounted for reciprocation in thelongitudinal compartments, said blocks being provided at their ends withstops, pivoted latches oppositely disposed and provided at their freeends with L-shaped arms taking in rear of the stops, springs forpressing the latches inwardly, a bail having its terminals passedthrough openings in the end of the casing and connected with the blocks,and the opposite series of frames adapted to receive pictures, each ofsaid frames being provided at its ends with opposite shoulders adaptedto be engaged by the latches, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

OLAF M. IIERBERG.

Witnesses:

A. L. GORDON, B. T. YOI-INES.

